Last Week in Review
The following recap is from a Mid-East Cross Country Championship Press Release by Michael Baumer
"What a day! Great weather for the middle of November in Southwest Ohio. After the frost disappeared the teams arrived. The athletes did their "Team photos" and warm ups and off they went! In the women's race a tight pack went through the mile in about 5:35-5:40. past the lake and up the hill. In the woods, Ohio's Mererdith Wagner (Sylvania Northview) looks to make an move, and did she! She went in with a modest 5-8 meter lead. When she came out of the woods, 600 meters later, she had a 30 meter lead and looked strong! She went through 2 miles in 12:10. Up the hill the second time she looked strong. As she crested the hill and started down, she looked a bit distressed. One hundred meters later she stopped, never to finish the race. I still never was able to find out exactly what happened, but it appeared she was having difficulty breathing. At that point, Alexis Goldsmith took the lead for a short bit until Ohio's Allison Stillwell took control with 500 meters to go.
With Team Ohio loosing a top runner the race was a new game! Illinois women ended up winning the Women's race for the first time in 23 years! Congratulations goes to Team Illinois women on a job well done!
In the men's race the pack went though the mile in about 4:35. Sorry but I forgot to glance at my watch at 2 miles. Looking at the team entries the week before, I thought Team Indiana looked to have the more solid front pack than the other three states. This observation proved to be the case today. With five guys in the top ten, team Indiana went on to win the men's race with 29 points! This marked the sixth time Indiana men have won their race. David Osborn from Chesterton, Indiana looked like he could have gone another few miles. He was running relaxed, confident and strong. Great job by Indiana!
The traveling trophy goes to the combined team with the lowest score! Team Indiana won that award this year with 83 points."
5000 Meter Run
18:22.00 - Alexis Goldsmith (Sandburg High School)
18:35.00 - Mckinzie Schulz (Benet Academy)
18:44.00 - Devan John (Allendale HS)
18:51.00 - Danielle Sullivan (Franklin Central High School)
18:53.00 - Ashley Sellers (Marist High School)
18:54.00 - Ciersten Deardorf (Carroll Jr/Sr High School)
18:54.00 - Dana Payonk (Lake Central High School)
18:54.00 - Melinda Palinkas (Saranac High School)
18:55.00 - Kate Desimone (Canterbury High School)
18:56.00 - Kim Christensen (Sandburg High School)
18:56.00 - Rachel Steil (Grandville High School)
18:57.00 - Krista Parks (East Kentwood High School)
18:58.00 - Kristen Yarows (Dexter High School)
19:03.00 - Lauren Taylor (Van Wert)
19:07.00 - Amaya Ayers (Laingsburg HS)
19:09.00 - Beth Werge (Riley High School)
19:10.00 - Erin Garfield (Hoover)
19:15.00 - Sarah Reynolds (Hersey High School)
19:16.00 - Megan Wright (Miamisburg)
19:18.00 - Brittany Anderson (Pine River Area HS)
19:19.00 - Megan Plenus (Lake Central High School)
19:19.00 - Breeann Ovokaitys (Cedar Springs HS)
19:21.00 - Sarah Baker (Mount Vernon)
19:23.00 - Sarah Fisher (Loveland)
19:25.00 - Lauren Halm (Williamston HS)
19:26.00 - Kaylee Mcclanahan (Carroll Jr/Sr High School)
19:27.00 - Siri Retrum (Columbus North High School)
19:28.00 - Devyn Thompson (Whitney Young High School)
19:28.00 - Erika Wilson (Eastern)
19:28.00 - Natalie Field (Pleasant)
19:30.00 - Erin Poss (Antioch High School)
19:30.00 - Megumi Hoshi (Niles West High School)
19:32.00 - Emma Drenth (Williamston HS)
19:34.00 - Meghan Heuer (St. Charles North High School)
19:37.00 - Holly Robertson (St. Charles East High School)
19:41.00 - Emily Tomei (St. Vincent-St. Mary)
19:41.00 - Melanie Brender (Utica Stevenson HS)
15:38.00 - David Osborn (Chesterton High School)
15:42.00 - Nathan Karr (Pioneer HS)
15:47.00 - Tom Ohlman (Carmel High School)
15:47.00 - Alejandro Arroyo (Culver Academies)
15:49.00 - Brad Liston (Circleville)
15:50.00 - Ian Hancke (Haslett HS)
15:51.00 - Kyle Wheeler (Green)
15:54.00 - Jake Ferris (Plainfield South High School)
15:54.00 - Evan Scruton (Columbus North High School)
15:55.00 - Brandan McGee (Crestwood)
15:55.00 - Conner Paez (Solon)
15:57.00 - Marty Coolidge (Elyria Catholic)
15:58.00 - Scott Vicenzi (Brownsburg High School)
15:58.00 - Adam Kern (Pioneer HS)
15:59.00 - Corbin Brooks (Columbus North High School)
16:02.00 - Nick Hissrich (Pickerington North)
16:02.00 - Nick Perry (Woodhaven HS)
16:03.00 - Alex Wilson (Kent City HS)
16:03.00 - Dylan Papp (Green)
16:06.00 - Colby Alexander (Strongsville)
16:11.00 - Nathan Hendershot (Pendleton Heights High School)
16:12.00 - Cameron Balser (Oak Hill)
16:14.00 - Noah Graboys (New Trier High School)
16:16.00 - Matt Hoshal (East Lansing HS)
16:18.00 - Ben Carruthers (Dexter High School)
16:19.00 - Jerry Olp (Benet Academy)
16:19.00 - Tanner Pesonen (Pinckney High School)
16:20.00 - Nathaniel Ellsworth (Heritage HS)
16:21.00 - Chris Spudic (Prospect High School)
16:23.00 - Connor Geshay (North Central School)
16:26.00 - Joe Ebling (Hamilton Southeastern High School)
16:27.00 - Hunter Heaton (Medina)
16:28.00 - Paul Lewis (Albion HS)
16:28.00 - Michael Castel (Moline High School)
16:29.00 - Jake Carden (Kouts High School)
16:30.00 - Kyle Stacks (Concord High School)